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    TheBlaireWitchTheBlaireWitch Posts: 762 Member
    in General Mods Discussion
    So. What's this about organizing mods and stuff? I currently have something in my mods folder that's breaking the game and since there are 2 thousand files, I have no idea what it is.....

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    • ScobreScobre Posts: 20,665 Member
      Well there is the mod manager: http://modthesims.info/d/534991

      I do have separate folders organizing my mods and CCs. Like folder for hair, makeup, outfits, etc. in the mod folder itself.
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    • TheBlaireWitchTheBlaireWitch Posts: 762 Member
      I had no idea you could even do that haha.....ha.....help me
    • MunchyMunchy Posts: 513 Member
      You could do the old skool way by splitting them in half and testing the game each time. It's a hassle but it... works. Lol
    • TheBlaireWitchTheBlaireWitch Posts: 762 Member
      Munchy wrote: »
      You could do the old skool way by splitting them in half and testing the game each time. It's a hassle but it... works. Lol

      Well. Thats what ive been doing for houuuuurrrrsssssss haha. I just took everything out. and im going to put them back in a file type at a time
    • TheBlaireWitchTheBlaireWitch Posts: 762 Member
      WELL. Apparently i put my Manga studio folder in with my mods.....
    • MunchyMunchy Posts: 513 Member
      TheBlaireWitch wrote: »
      WELL. Apparently i put my Manga studio folder in with my mods.....

      Hahaha but I doubt that is what is breaking your game?
    • SimplyJenSimplyJen Posts: 14,828 Member
      I have folders for Build/Buy, CAS, Defaults, Mods, and then each creator has a folder if I download a bunch of stuff. I also include images witth each package file.
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      If your sub folders go too deep then the game no longer recognizes stuff so you have to edit the resource.cfg file.
      Here is how: http://modthesims.info/t/531644
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    • MunchyMunchy Posts: 513 Member
      @Simasaurus09 Wow! I didn't know you could do that! Thanks! x

      I use to take screenshots too but now I just bookmarked the page. I think it's a lot clearer with screenshots!

      I'm gonna bookmark this thread. x
    • MunchyMunchy Posts: 513 Member
      Another question, does this work for scripts as well?
    • SimplyJenSimplyJen Posts: 14,828 Member
      @munchy Yes I have a couple of script mods and they work.
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    • MunchyMunchy Posts: 513 Member
      Simasaurus09 wrote: »
      @munchy Yes I have a couple of script mods and they work.

      That's great! Thanks! I'm sorting our my mods and CCs right now! :)
    • SimsFurSimsFur Posts: 1,998 Member
      edited May 2015
      Munchy wrote: »
      You could do the old skool way by splitting them in half and testing the game each time. It's a hassle but it... works. Lol

      i did that once.. and it turned out there was not one file corrupt but a bunch.. that was a heIl of a torture ride...
    • sunshineandsimoleonssunshineandsimoleons Posts: 8,413 Member
      edited May 2015
      Use subfolders, it helps SO much. I have like 50 in total LMAO.

      You have to edit the resource.cfg if you do this though.

      edit: ninja'd by @simasaurus09! :p (actually, I just didn't read the whole thread first LOL, so...)
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    • catmando830catmando830 Posts: 9,117 Member
      Scobre wrote: »
      Well there is the mod manager: http://modthesims.info/d/534991

      I do have separate folders organizing my mods and CCs. Like folder for hair, makeup, outfits, etc. in the mod folder itself.

      You can put them in folders within the Mod folder and they will still work?
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    • sunshineandsimoleonssunshineandsimoleons Posts: 8,413 Member
      catmando830 wrote: »
      Scobre wrote: »
      Well there is the mod manager: http://modthesims.info/d/534991

      I do have separate folders organizing my mods and CCs. Like folder for hair, makeup, outfits, etc. in the mod folder itself.

      You can put them in folders within the Mod folder and they will still work?

      Yes, like I said above you just have to edit the resource.cfg file to look deeper so it recognizes the files :)
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    • catmando830catmando830 Posts: 9,117 Member
      brookesaywhatx wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      Scobre wrote: »
      Well there is the mod manager: http://modthesims.info/d/534991

      I do have separate folders organizing my mods and CCs. Like folder for hair, makeup, outfits, etc. in the mod folder itself.

      You can put them in folders within the Mod folder and they will still work?

      Yes, like I said above you just have to edit the resource.cfg file to look deeper so it recognizes the files :)

      Do what to the who? How?
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    • luthienrisingluthienrising Posts: 37,628 Member
      catmando830 wrote: »
      brookesaywhatx wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      Scobre wrote: »
      Well there is the mod manager: http://modthesims.info/d/534991

      I do have separate folders organizing my mods and CCs. Like folder for hair, makeup, outfits, etc. in the mod folder itself.

      You can put them in folders within the Mod folder and they will still work?

      Yes, like I said above you just have to edit the resource.cfg file to look deeper so it recognizes the files :)

      Do what to the who? How?

      There's a link earlier in this topic to how.
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    • catmando830catmando830 Posts: 9,117 Member
      luthienrising wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      brookesaywhatx wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      Scobre wrote: »
      Well there is the mod manager: http://modthesims.info/d/534991

      I do have separate folders organizing my mods and CCs. Like folder for hair, makeup, outfits, etc. in the mod folder itself.

      You can put them in folders within the Mod folder and they will still work?

      Yes, like I said above you just have to edit the resource.cfg file to look deeper so it recognizes the files :)

      Do what to the who? How?

      There's a link earlier in this topic to how.

      That sounds so complicated. I'm pretty good with computers, but this is something it sounds like you need to know how to write code to do.
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    • itsugitsug Posts: 1,613 Member
      Simasaurus09 wrote: »
      If your sub folders go too deep then the game no longer recognizes stuff so you have to edit the resource.cfg file.
      Here is how: http://modthesims.info/t/531644
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    • luthienrisingluthienrising Posts: 37,628 Member
      catmando830 wrote: »
      luthienrising wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      brookesaywhatx wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      Scobre wrote: »
      Well there is the mod manager: http://modthesims.info/d/534991

      I do have separate folders organizing my mods and CCs. Like folder for hair, makeup, outfits, etc. in the mod folder itself.

      You can put them in folders within the Mod folder and they will still work?

      Yes, like I said above you just have to edit the resource.cfg file to look deeper so it recognizes the files :)

      Do what to the who? How?

      There's a link earlier in this topic to how.

      That sounds so complicated. I'm pretty good with computers, but this is something it sounds like you need to know how to write code to do.

      All you have to do is open a file in notepad, copy and paste the text into it, and save.
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    • catmando830catmando830 Posts: 9,117 Member
      luthienrising wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      luthienrising wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      brookesaywhatx wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      Scobre wrote: »
      Well there is the mod manager: http://modthesims.info/d/534991

      I do have separate folders organizing my mods and CCs. Like folder for hair, makeup, outfits, etc. in the mod folder itself.

      You can put them in folders within the Mod folder and they will still work?

      Yes, like I said above you just have to edit the resource.cfg file to look deeper so it recognizes the files :)

      Do what to the who? How?

      There's a link earlier in this topic to how.

      That sounds so complicated. I'm pretty good with computers, but this is something it sounds like you need to know how to write code to do.

      All you have to do is open a file in notepad, copy and paste the text into it, and save.

      Huh - do you put the notepad into your mods folder - I'm not understanding this at all now.
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    • luthienrisingluthienrising Posts: 37,628 Member
      catmando830 wrote: »
      luthienrising wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      luthienrising wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      brookesaywhatx wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      Scobre wrote: »
      Well there is the mod manager: http://modthesims.info/d/534991

      I do have separate folders organizing my mods and CCs. Like folder for hair, makeup, outfits, etc. in the mod folder itself.

      You can put them in folders within the Mod folder and they will still work?

      Yes, like I said above you just have to edit the resource.cfg file to look deeper so it recognizes the files :)

      Do what to the who? How?

      There's a link earlier in this topic to how.

      That sounds so complicated. I'm pretty good with computers, but this is something it sounds like you need to know how to write code to do.

      All you have to do is open a file in notepad, copy and paste the text into it, and save.

      Huh - do you put the notepad into your mods folder - I'm not understanding this at all now.

      There's a file in your Mods folder called resource.cfg.

      Right-click on it to open it in Notepad (or a similar text-editor if you're on a Mac) - it's like Word, but super-basic and doesn't add anything hidden to files.

      Copy and paste the new text in, and save the file.
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    • catmando830catmando830 Posts: 9,117 Member
      luthienrising wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      luthienrising wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      luthienrising wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      brookesaywhatx wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      Scobre wrote: »
      Well there is the mod manager: http://modthesims.info/d/534991

      I do have separate folders organizing my mods and CCs. Like folder for hair, makeup, outfits, etc. in the mod folder itself.

      You can put them in folders within the Mod folder and they will still work?

      Yes, like I said above you just have to edit the resource.cfg file to look deeper so it recognizes the files :)

      Do what to the who? How?

      There's a link earlier in this topic to how.

      That sounds so complicated. I'm pretty good with computers, but this is something it sounds like you need to know how to write code to do.

      All you have to do is open a file in notepad, copy and paste the text into it, and save.

      Huh - do you put the notepad into your mods folder - I'm not understanding this at all now.

      There's a file in your Mods folder called resource.cfg.

      Right-click on it to open it in Notepad (or a similar text-editor if you're on a Mac) - it's like Word, but super-basic and doesn't add anything hidden to files.

      Copy and paste the new text in, and save the file.

      So I just type resource.cfg in notepad and it makes the sub-folder for me?
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    • luthienrisingluthienrising Posts: 37,628 Member
      edited May 2015
      catmando830 wrote: »
      luthienrising wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      luthienrising wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      luthienrising wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      brookesaywhatx wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      Scobre wrote: »
      Well there is the mod manager: http://modthesims.info/d/534991

      I do have separate folders organizing my mods and CCs. Like folder for hair, makeup, outfits, etc. in the mod folder itself.

      You can put them in folders within the Mod folder and they will still work?

      Yes, like I said above you just have to edit the resource.cfg file to look deeper so it recognizes the files :)

      Do what to the who? How?

      There's a link earlier in this topic to how.

      That sounds so complicated. I'm pretty good with computers, but this is something it sounds like you need to know how to write code to do.

      All you have to do is open a file in notepad, copy and paste the text into it, and save.

      Huh - do you put the notepad into your mods folder - I'm not understanding this at all now.

      There's a file in your Mods folder called resource.cfg.

      Right-click on it to open it in Notepad (or a similar text-editor if you're on a Mac) - it's like Word, but super-basic and doesn't add anything hidden to files.

      Copy and paste the new text in, and save the file.

      So I just type resource.cfg in notepad and it makes the sub-folder for me?

      Open the existing file named resource.cfg in Notepad.

      Copy this into it, replacing the existing text:

      Priority 500
      PackedFile *.package
      PackedFile */*.package
      PackedFile */*/*.package
      PackedFile */*/*/*.package
      PackedFile */*/*/*/*.package
      PackedFile */*/*/*/*/*.package

      This won't actually make the subfolders for you, but it will recognize the subfolders you *do* make, no matter how you name them. (I have subfolders for different kinds of build, buy, and CAS content, personally.)
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    • catmando830catmando830 Posts: 9,117 Member
      luthienrising wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      luthienrising wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      luthienrising wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      luthienrising wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      brookesaywhatx wrote: »
      catmando830 wrote: »
      Scobre wrote: »
      Well there is the mod manager: http://modthesims.info/d/534991

      I do have separate folders organizing my mods and CCs. Like folder for hair, makeup, outfits, etc. in the mod folder itself.

      You can put them in folders within the Mod folder and they will still work?

      Yes, like I said above you just have to edit the resource.cfg file to look deeper so it recognizes the files :)

      Do what to the who? How?

      There's a link earlier in this topic to how.

      That sounds so complicated. I'm pretty good with computers, but this is something it sounds like you need to know how to write code to do.

      All you have to do is open a file in notepad, copy and paste the text into it, and save.

      Huh - do you put the notepad into your mods folder - I'm not understanding this at all now.

      There's a file in your Mods folder called resource.cfg.

      Right-click on it to open it in Notepad (or a similar text-editor if you're on a Mac) - it's like Word, but super-basic and doesn't add anything hidden to files.

      Copy and paste the new text in, and save the file.

      So I just type resource.cfg in notepad and it makes the sub-folder for me?

      Open the existing file named resource.cfg in Notepad.

      Copy this into it, replacing the existing text:

      Priority 500
      PackedFile *.package
      PackedFile */*.package
      PackedFile */*/*.package
      PackedFile */*/*/*.package
      PackedFile */*/*/*/*.package
      PackedFile */*/*/*/*/*.package

      This won't actually make the subfolders for you, but it will recognize the subfolders you *do* make, no matter how you name them. (I have subfolders for different kinds of build, buy, and CAS content, personally.)

      I finally figured out how to open it in notepad, so I type all that stuff and it makes folders for me. BTW - I have 2 resource.cfg files, which one do I use?
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